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Re: On UK Telly Last Night

Posted by Mike on Tue Jan 29, 2002 07:58:54 AM

In reply top Re: On UK Telly Last Night posted by Graham ODriscoll on Tue Jan 29, 2002 07:35:57 AM

: Did they mention which side it fought on....pretty
: such it would'nt have been the allied one, specifically UK
: . I think we had got rid of all our front line Chieftens b
: y then, let alone Centurions!!

It was serving in the British Army with the Royal Engineers as an assault tank (ARVE), converted with a bulldozer blade fitted to the front, a shortened gun and extra armour. 12 or 13 of these served in the Gulf War, and this one was retired about 5 years ago, according to the programme

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